CONCEPT
The context for the intervention was Paulo Mendes da Rocha’s Millan House.
From this investigation, the project evolved into a wine cabinet — imagined as a prosthetic element inserted into the space. The cabinet was fabricated entirely from laser-cut steel sheets, assembled and welded by hand. The final piece operates as both a functional object and an extension of the structural language of the house.
PROCESS
Fabricated entirely from laser-cut steel sheets, each piece was meticulously assembled and welded by hand. This process echoed the precision and craftsmanship of medical prosthetics, while the resulting form embraced the expressive, angular language of Mendes da Rocha’s structure. The cabinet operates simultaneously as a functional object and as a spatial extension, reinforcing the idea that furniture can act as a prosthetic for architecture: adaptive, supportive, and deeply integrated.
EXOCELLAR was produced as a 1 to 2 scale model.